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Title
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Conover Brothers Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for Conover Brothers Co. showing a woman in a fancy blue dress with a corsage and necklace. Front of card says: "Compliments of the Fischer Piano. For Sale By Conover Bros. Sole Agents." Front lower left corner has number 722 and lower right corner says: "Bufford." Back of card has an image of a Fischer Piano and says: "The Fischer [Piano]. 73,000 in use." and has five testimonials. Address given on front of card:
613 Main Street,
Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Geo. W. Strope & Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for Geo. W. Strope & Co. with an image of a poppy and other flowers. One of two cards with similar design. Front of card says: "Vose & Sons, Manufacturers of Superior Piano-Fortes, Boston, Mass." Front lower right corner has number 638 and lower left says: "Bufford." Back and front of card are stamped with: "See the Favorite Strope Grand Upright Pianos." and the company address:
Office and Warerooms
Strope's New Block,
208 West 9th St.,
Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Conover Brothers Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for Conover Brothers Co. showing a boy carrying a basket and a branch with blossoms walking down a dirt road. Front of card says: "Compliments of the Fischer Piano." Front lower right corner has number 204 and center right of image says: "Bufford." Back of card is blank except for a stamp that says: "From Conover Bros." Address given on back of card:
613 Main St.
Kansas City,.."
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Conover Brothers Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for Conover Brothers Co. showing a girl in coat and hat leaning down in the snow to touch a dead bird. Front of card is damaged. Front lower right corner has number 705 and lower left corner says: "Bufford." Back of card says: "Conover Brothers Co., Manufacturers of Piano Fortes...Indorsed [sic] by the following Eminent Musicians / Rive-King, Lillian Nordica, Clara E. Colby, Ella F. Backus, Anton Strelezki, Robt. Goldbeck, Geo. W Morgan, E. M. Bowman, Frank P. Fisk, G. Morosini, Geo. A. Parker, Geo. W. Steele, Chas. Konkel, Dr. S. N. Penfield, H. M. Bosworth, Earnest Hartmen." It also has two paragraphs about Conover's improvements to pianos: "From the Musical Courier / New York, July 13th, 1887." Address given on back of card: South Western Agency, Conover Bros., Kansas City, Mo. No street address is given.
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Date
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1887~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
